Do you like to begin your day with a cup of hot tea? Who doesn't? However, if you prefer using teabags, perhaps it is time to pause and think if it is causing more harm than good. Researchers at McGill University have recently revealed that teabags can release potential carcinogens into the water leading to cancer . A single plastic teabag at brewing temperature can release about 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastics.
Paper tea bags usually have a coating of dioxin or epichlorohydrin or are placed in chlorine. Epichlorohydrin leaches into hot water and releases potential carcinogens and reproductive toxins. Nylon tea bags are the worst of all, as they contain polypropylene. An acute invertebrate toxicity assessment showed that exposure to these particles resulted in dose-dependent behavioral and developmental effects. Although cloth-based tea bags can serve as a…
